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Birthday Wishes (10 posts found)
Celebrate Roger’s Birthday with “Life Itself” and RogerEbert.com
To celebrate Roger Ebert's birthday this Wednesday, the Life Itself team, along with RogerEbert.com, Chaz Ebert is hosting a major event on Google+ Hangout. She will also be joined by the award-winning director of "Life Itself," Steve James. The Hangout will b...
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Birthday Wishes: May a Smile Be Your Umbrella – David Lynch Turns 68
The masterful and wildly eccentric director of Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead, and creator of Twin Peaks, turns 68 today. David Lynch - what can one say? He is one of the most influential filmmakers to ever work in the industry, with countless non-Lynch films...
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Birthday Wishes: David Bowie Fell to Earth 67 Years Ago
David Bowie, the legendary pop icon, celebrates his birthday today, turning 67. Bowie is indisputably one of the most influential stars of all-time, with his androgyny and gender-bending feeling way ahead of its time and as the pioneer of glam rock. He brought...
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Birthday Wishes: The One True God, Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage, born 1964, is 50 today.
Academy Award-winning actor, star of plenty of great films, star of more crappy films than dozens of actors combined, Internet legend, an endless source of memes... there's very little that can be said about Mr. Cage th...
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Birthday Wishes: The Virtuosic Hayao Miyazaki Is 73
The recently maybe perhaps un-retired Hayao Miyazaki turns 73 today. Whether or not the legendary Japanese animator and director makes another film, his filmography speaks for itself as one of the strongest in world cinema. As the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, ...
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Birthday Wishes: Todd Phillips Is Here For The… You Know.
Todd Phillips, born 1970, is 43 today. He's a director, producer, sometimes actor and writer, whose comedies you've probably heard of, and many of which you've seen. Some were good, some were bad, but the guy has had perhaps the most indelible mark on the come...
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Birthday Wishes: Brad Pitt Is 50, Therefore No Longer Relevant
You know you're really somebody when Kanye likens himself to you. "Start a fight club, Brad Reputation," he sings on "Bound 2", one of the best tracks off Yeezus. Although, Brad Pitt probably already knew he was somebody before Kanye let him know. But it helps...
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Birthday Wishes: Peter Farrelly, Huh? All Right!
Peter Farrelly, born 1956, is 57 today. One of the two Farrelly Brothers, he's responsible in part for some of the great comedies of the 90's, and many other decent comedies besides. Few people can say that they've contributed comedies that are still reference...
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Birthday Wishes: Benjamin Bratt
Happy 50th birthday to Benjamin Bratt, the most decorated fake cop in all of Hollywood. The actor, best known for playing a lengthy roster of police officers throughout his career, has experienced a tonal shift in this present day, now venturing into comedies ...
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Birthday Wishes: The Incomparable Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi, born 1957, is 56 today. Does more need to be said about him? He's an inimitable presence in films and television, a sure sign that whatever you're watching is going to have something worth remembering. He's written, directed, or starred in more ...
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